Tom Wilkowske

1922 Waverly Ave., Duluth, MN, 55803
20 Years Experience

Professional Experience

As a newspaper features writer, my work appeared in the Washington Post, Milwaukee Journal, Denver Post and other publications. I covered the music downloading/piracy trials for Bloomberg and have been published frequently in regional publications. I've won awards for feature writing, page design and headline writing from Minnesota news associations.

Expertise

Reporter 10 YearsCopy Editor 5 YearsWriter 20 Years

Specialty

Home & Garden 5 YearsEducation 6 YearsBusiness (general) 5 Years

Industries

Academia Other 10 YearsNewspaper - Local/Regional 12 YearsOnline/new media 5 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • Bloomberg News (10+)
  • Duluth News Tribune (10+)
  • Lake Superior Magazine (3-5)

Awards

2005 Page One Awards, Society of Professional Journalists (Minnesota Chapter), Feature Page Design; Feature Headline Writing 2001 Page One Awards, Minnesota SPJ, Feature Writing 1989 Better Newspaper Contest, Minnesota Newspaper Association, Social Issues Reporting 1989 Better Newspaper Association, Feature Writing 1988 Minnesota Associated Press Award, spot news reporting

Other Work History

Designed, deployed and wrote content for several small business and candidate websites using the WordPress CMS.

Technical Skills

HTML and CSS (basic level)

Computer Skills

Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Google Analytics, WordPress

References

Karen Kiekow, 218-834-3434, kkiekow@frontiernet.net Steve Aggergaard, 612-376-1614 saggergaard@bassford.com Stephen G. Rice, 218-525-7797, ricerumsey@q.com Daniel Fanning, 218-260-3597, danielmfanning@gmail.com